World Fair Trade Week 2015

24-31 MAY, MILANO, ITALY

WFTO NEWS

G wie… Geburtstagsgrüße! WFTO congratulates GEPA on its 40th birthday. WFTO President Rudi Dalvai extends warm wishes to GEPA on its anniversary in May. "On behalf of WFTO, I wish you and your team a lot of dynamism, enthusiasm and creativity to continue your excellent work that you h...

WFTO Asia recently conducted six successful Guarantee System workshops. WFTO Asia Executive Director Christine Gent and Sustainability Coordinator Elise Hawley toured in India, from 24 February to 7 March, to give GS workshops. Two GS workshops were also held in Bangladesh on 9 and 12Ma...

REASONS FOR WFTO MEMBERSHIP WFTO Members are leading a global movement to change the world through trade. By adhering to a higher standard of accountability members are differentiating themselves from an ever more confused and cluttered marketplace. Our 350+ members, from 75 countrie...

WFTO celebrates the 2015 International Women’s Day with women change makers. This year we asked women fair traders to share their thoughts about their work, achievements, the challenges they encounter as women fair traders, and how their work influenced themselves and other women. What ...

After almost a year since the brutal killing of Philippine fair traders Romeo Capalla and Dioniso Garete, no suspect has been brought to justice. Relatives and colleagues of the victims are demanding government authorities for swift action....

PRICE Projects recently attended a meeting on social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Europe with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The one-day meeting discussed the current status, challenges and perspective of SSE in Europe. The gathering took place in the European Parliament bu...

WFTO members who participated in the recent Ambiente 2015 Fair went home with good potential business deals after meeting several prospective buyers during the event. WFTO President Rudi Dalvai, who was present at the fair, said it was an experience that should be repeated with more WFTO ...

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WFTO EVENTS

The FAIR HANDELN fair focuses on fair trade and globally responsible and sustainable trade and activities in business, finance, tourism, consumption and development cooperation.This Fair Trade fair is Germany's oldest and most important trade and consumer exhibition; the professional and ...

'Be an Agent for Change' is the theme for 2015 World Fair Trade Day celebration.The rationale of the themeBe is an invitation for participation in the day and not a strident demand for attention. It is not an instruction.The dictionary defines an agent as a person or thing that takes an a...

"La Quinzaine du Commerce Equitable" - France celebrates the 15th Anniversary of its Fair Trade Fortnight, from 9 to 24 May 2015! Fair Trade Fortnight will be oberserved by hundreds of events throughout France, celebrating the responsible consumption and the dream of a fairer, more unite...

Bio West is a German fair for organic and Fair Trade products.This fair is part of a series of Fair Trade fairs throught Germany and it will take place on 10 May 2015 in Düsseldorf WFTO Members such as GEPA GmBH will be present. For more information visit the Bio West's website...

The World Fair Trade Week is a biennial event initiated by WFTO, taking place from 23 to 31 May 2015. The first World Fair Trade Week was held in Rio de Janeiro in May 2013 and this year it will be held in Milan, Italy. According to the mayor of Milan - proud host of the 2015 Fair Trad...

Register for the 2015 WFTO Conference and be part of the present and future of Fair Trade. Learn with others, generate new ideas. Registrations are open until end February 2015, or until end of April 2015 with a late fee registration....

The Milano Fair Cuisine is an initiative that promotes ethical consumption in restaurants. At the World Fair Trade Week, in Milan from the 23rd to the 31st of May, a series of events and appointments connected to the worlds of food and high quality cooking will enliven restaurants in the...

Every year on 12 June we celebrate the World Day Against Child Labour. Principle 5 of WFTO Fair Trade Principles is Ensuring No Child Labour and No Forced Labour, therefore it is important for us and the whole Fair Trade movement to conmemorate and create conscience on this important...